Soldering Fume Extractor & Smoke Remover Systems

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Soldering is the process in which two or more metals are joined together by melting a filler material and making it flow through the joint. A chemical called flux is used as a cleaning agent that is used in combination with the solder to remove the oxidation from base and the filler metals. Unlike welding, soldering does not require melting of the base metals. The process of soldering is used in plumbing, making electronic components and in metal works from waterproofing to jewelry making.
As heating and melting is involved, generation of fumes is very obvious in the process of soldering. The flux used in the soldering process cleans the surfaces which are to be joined, it helps to increase the flow of the solder to produce good joint as well as it prevents oxidation of the base materials which may result in weakening the joint. The flux material usually used in soldering process contains rosins. Rosin is a naturally occurring resinous material which is obtained from pine trees and is in the solid state.
The fumes from the flux material that contain rosin are hazardous for health. Inhaling of these fumes results ...
... in asthma. If a person involved in soldering already have asthma, the fumes makes his conditions worst. These fumes cause irritation of eyes as well as upper respiratory tract, a sore throat, coughing and breathing difficulties. Apart from this these fumes also affect on skin of forearms, face and neck by causing irritation, itching and rashes.
Soldering fume extractor plays a vital role in protecting from all these bad effects of soldering fumes. Soldering fume extractor is a device or a system which acts fumes generated in the process of soldering by absorbing the harmful ingredients in it. This device thus helps to keep the work area safe and clean. ‘Powertech Pollution Controls’ which is one of the leading companies in pollution control has come up with soldering fume extractor with the brand name as ‘FumeKiller®’. This device has suction capacity ranging from 250 CMH to 8000 CMH which can take care of all types of fumes generated in soldering processes like dip tinning, wave soldering etc. This soldering fume extractor can be very widely used for removing fumes from below mentioned sources.
• Hand soldering stations.
• Dip tinning stations.
• Wave soldering machines.
Many industries today are making use of soldering fume extractors designed as per their specific needs for the benefits like,
1. Preserving the asset of skilled manpower.
2. Providing safe and clean work environment.
3. Reducing employee absenteeism and turnover.
4. Achieving more quality in the work with the increase in the productivity and thus profitability.